SHEQ Assistant at Janta Kenya

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor health and safety risks and hazards in the workplace.
• Manage emergency procedures and lead investigations of accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences, implementing corrective measures and proper documentation.
• Conduct hazard identification, risk assessments, and audits, integrating employee participation into all work processes.
• Assist health and safety committee, organize and implement internal and external health and safety trainings.
• Enforced safe work practices and advise on PPE usage.
• Ensure compliance with NEMA and other environmental regulations.
• Coordinate annual environmental audits with external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with Extended Producer Responsibility regulations e.g. KEPRO by calculating monthly volume declarations.
• Ensure regular pest control.
• Manage proper waste management and disposal, including waste water pre-treatment, segregation, and engagement of licensed waste handlers.
• Coordinate the maintenance and continual improvement of of ISO 9001:2015 ,Quality Management System ,KAIZEN Principles Management and GMP.
• Work closely with a team of quality assurance, quality control, and quality analyst officers to maintain high-quality standards in the company.
• Assist a team of internal auditors to conduct regular internal audits and report findings on the QMS performance.
• Coordinate management review meetings to review the QMS performance.
• Coordinate certification audits, surveillance and recertification audits by Bureau Veritas.
• Monitor risks and assist in developing mitigation measures.
• Assist investigations of nonconformities and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Ensure proper documentation, reporting, and strict adherence to SOPs.
• Assist training on quality aspects, ISO 9001:2015 awareness, health and safety induction, and SOPs.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Manage proper calibration of all equipment and regular maintenance.

Skills and qualifications;

• Diploma or Degree in science e.g. Analytical Chemistry.
• Have relevant ISO training as an internal or lead auditor
• At least 1-2 years of experience from a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015, QMS, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), KAIZEN Management Principles, Environmental Management and Health & Safety.